Price tag and holder therefor



se tls, 1931.

W. 'S. RENCH PRICE TAG AND HOLDER .THEREFOR Filed Aug. 28, 28'

3, I a a 7 202 m 7%? m irromvm I Fatented Sept. 8, 1931 UETEDF STATESPATIENT OFFICE PRICE TAG AND HOLDER THEREFOR Application filed August28, 1928. Serial No. 302,531.

My invention relates to price tags and holders therefor and the objectsof my invention are: First, to provide a means of this class which isreadily securable to the shelf which supports goods on display; second,to provide a means of this class which does not interfere with thedisplay of goods or the removal of goods from their shelves; third, toprovide a means of this class in which the tags have the more commonnumbering on the one side thereof and the less common num bers on theother side thereof, thereby reducing the number of tags necessary tolabel the goods for sale; fourth, to provide a means of this class inwhich the price tag is prevented from turning sidewise; fifth, toprovide a means of this class in which the price tag is held at alltimes facing outwardly from the shelf in a readily visible position;sixth, to provide a means of this class which is extremely simple ofconstruction and economical of manufacture, and seventh, to provide ameans of this class which is durable, efficient in its action and whichwill not readily deteriorate or get out of order.

\Vith these and other objects in view as will appear hereinafter, myinvention consists of certain novel features of construction,combination and arrangement of parts and portions as will be hereinafterdescribed in detail and particularly set forth inthe appended claims,reference being had to the accompanying drawings and to the charactersof reference thereon which form a part of this application in which:

Figure 1 is an enlarged front elevational view of my price tag andholder therefor with the adjacent shelf shown fragmentarily; Fig.

2 is a side elevational view thereof with the adjacent shelf shown insection; Fig. 3 is a front elevational view of a slight modification,and Fig. 4; is a side elevational view thereof with parts and portionsbroken away and in section to facilitate the illustration.

Similar characters of reference refer to similar parts and portionsthroughout the several views of the drawings.

The support 1 is formed of a single piece of flat material, bent in asubstantially U shape forming legs 1a and 1b which extend edge of theshelf. The lower leg 15 does not join directly to the cross portion 10but the crossportion 1'0 and the leg 1?) form together an open loopportion 1d which is adapted to depend from the lower outer side of theshelf,

as shown best in Fig. 2 of the drawings.

A price tag 2 formed of relatively stiff material capable ofwithstanding considerable tearing action and having a substantiallyrectangular shape is provided with a slot 2a centered near its uppermargin adapted to be supported by the loop portion 1d. Numer. ls

are provided on either side of the tag which indicate the price of thegoods adjacent to which the tag is placed. The one side of the tag hasnumerals 8 which end in five and zero. These numerals are in more commonuse. The numerals 4 on the other side, as shown in Fig. 3, representnumbers less often used, that is, numbers ending in one, two, three,four, six, seven, eight and nine. Thus by having two sets of prices onthe same tag the stock of price tags necessary to label goods for saleis materially reduced.

In the modification shown in Figs. 3 and 4 the holder is in the form ofa bracket 5, the one leg 5a of which has a hole therein and is adaptedto be secured by means of a screw 6 to the outer edge of the shelf. Theother leg 5b extends under the shelf in a manner similar to the leg 15of the first described structure. At the junction of the leg 56 with theleg 5a is formed an open loop portion 50 which supports the price tag 2as described for the first structure.

This modified structure is especially adapted for the upper shelveswhere ornamentations A or the like prevent the use of the firstdescribed structure.

It is obvious from the construction as illustrated in the drawings anddescribed in the foregoing specification that there is provided a pricetag and holder therefor as aimed at and set forth in the objects of theinvention,

and though I have shown and described a particular construction,combination and arrangement of parts and portions, and a certainmodification thereof, I do not Wish to be limited to this particularconstruction, combination and arrangement, nor to the modification, butdesire to include in the scope of my invention the construction,combination and arrangement substantially as set forth in the appendedclaims.

Having thus described my invention, W113? I claim as new and desire tosecure by letters patent is:

1. In a price tag holder, a fiat strip for1ning a vertical portionsecurable against a display shelf, with its lower end extendeddownwardly, forming an open elongated loop portion below said shell, andfurther extended against and along the lower side of said shelf, and aHat rectangular price tag With a slot in its main body portion securedby and depending from said loop portion.

2. In a means of the class described, a price tag holder, a clip portionthereof having a pair of parallel leg members adapted to clamp a displayshelf, an intermediate portion at right angles to said legs and forminga transversely extending elongated loop, and a flat rectangular pricetag with a slot in its main body portion secured by and depending fromsaid loop portion.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my, hand at San Diego,California this 21st day of August, 1928.

WILLIAM S. BENCH.

